U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics@bls · official source
December job openings trend down, hires and total separations change little
· via BLS
Key points
- Over the month, both hires and total separations were little changed at 5.3 million each.
- Within separations, quits (3.2 million) were unchanged while layoffs and discharges (1.8 million) were little changed.
- The number of job openings trended down to 6.5 million (-386,000) in December and was down by 966,000 over the year.
- The number of job openings decreased in professional and business services (-257,000), retail trade (-195,000), and finance and insurance (-120,000).
- November 2025 Revisions The number of job openings for November was revised down by 218,000 to 6.9 million, the number of hires was revised up by 6,000 to 5.1 million, and the number of total separations was revised up by 64,000 to 5.1 million.
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BLSFeb 5, 2026Official release ↗
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